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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: Yet another ISP question
To: james@hermes.cybernetics.net (James Robinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 95 14:28:48 MST
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> So, here's the hardware to start out with:
> 
> 	DX2/66 EISA w/32M RAM
> 	adaptec 1742 or buslogic equiv
> 	boca 16 port I/O card attached to 16 14.4 modem lines
> 	couple gig of disk space spread across three disks, giving a
> 		few hundred M of swap.
> 	Cheapo vid card + monitor -- I've already got a good X station.
> 	16bit ethernet card for LAN out to bridge, be it ISDN or 
> 		frame relay fractional T1.

Cisco Systems has an ethernet/modem/V.34 sync serial card that handles
frame relay for ~$1795; the government (school?) cost is ~$1495.

The rate limit on the v.34 is 2.048Mb/S (European "T1").

Line install and modem for single PVC to a cloud is ~$1000 (US West).

Line costs are (apparently) $99/Month (56k) or $395/Month (T1).

More information available from Cisco + US West (or your own RBOC).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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